New Transition Networks ION Media Converter Chassis Offers Greater Flexibility for Fiber/Copper Network Integration

Transition Networks, Inc., a leading provider of innovative, high-value data network integration solutions today announced a 6-slot version of the company's ION Multi-Service Integration Platform of chassis-based multi-service, media conversion system.

The new ION 6-slot chassis is the latest addition to the ION product family that includes a 19-slot chassis, a 2-slot chassis, a 1-slot chassis, and numerous media converter slide-in cards. The new chassis offers enterprises, data centers, and communication service providers (CSPs) greater flexibility to integrate copper and fiber cable plants in order to extend networks within a building, between buildings, or throughout a campus.

Designed to accept any of the slide-in converter cards currently available in the ION family, the new chassis enables flexible conversion of a variety of network types including Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, or time division multiplexing (TDM). Fiber-optic modules support small form factor pluggable (SFP) modules for flexible deployments based on cable type and transmission distance.

The new ION chassis is 19 inch, rack-mountable and only occupies 1RU of rack space allowing it to be used as a stand-alone system for low-density media conversion applications where rack space is limited. It can also be used as customer premise equipment to extend service delivery from a central office to remote locations, for example to extend Ethernet, T1 or DS-3 services.

To add to its flexibility and intelligence, the ION 6-slot chassis can also accept the ION Management Module, which communicates with individual cards in the ION chassis via the backplane. Each slide-in module for the ION Chassis has specific features and functions that can be controlled via the ION Management Module. A network administrator can securely configure, monitor and troubleshoot ION slide-in modules remotely via the ION Management Module.

“The growing bandwidth needs of CSPs and enterprises have increased the need to provide cable plant flexibility for easier upgrades to new network technology and simplified fiber/copper integration,” said Tony LeFebvre, Director of Product Management for Transition Networks. “This new addition to our ION solution expands the whole platform’s ability to deliver the flexibility that customers need, especially at wiring closets, customer premises or other remote locations.”

The 6-slot ION Chassis is available with redundant, hot-swappable AC or DC power supplies. Starting list prices for the chassis is $625. For more information, visit transition.com.

About Transition Networks, Inc.

Transition Networks, Inc. is an industry leader with over 25 years of experience designing data network integration products that deliver the bandwidth, distance, and security demanded by today’s networks while future proofing for tomorrow. Offering support for multiple protocols, any interface, and a multitude of hardware platforms, including Hardened Ethernet, Carrier Ethernet, CWDM, 1G/10G Ethernet, SFPs, PoE and PoE+, Transition Networks gives you the power to deliver and manage traffic reliably in any data network – in any application – in any environment. Based in Minneapolis, Transition Networks distributes hardware-based connectivity solutions exclusively through a network of resellers in 50 countries. Transition Networks is a Communications Systems, Inc. company (NASDAQ: JCS). For more information, visit us at transition.com.

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